1. For the Chili salsa, drizzle the chilies, onions, and the tomatoes with 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and season with kosher salt and fresh ground pepper. Place them on a charcoal grill at high temperature and grill them until they get those nice grilling marks. Remove from the grill. Peel and seed the chilies. Chop the chilies, onions and tomatoes into bite size pieces and put them into a mixing bowl. Add the avocado, cilantro, lime juice and remaining olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

2. For the sofrito, chop the cilantro together with the onion, peppers, garlic, and oregano in a food processor. Pulse for 30 seconds and drizzle just one tablespoon of olive oil between pulses. Remove the mixture and set aside.

3. In a small sauce pan pre-heat the remaining olive oil at medium temperature on the grill. Sautee the chorizo for five minutes. Add the sofrito mixture and sauté for five minutes. Mix in ketchup, sazon Goya, olives and bay leaf. Add the wine and let it reduce half way. Add broth and let it reduce until the mixture becomes a soft paste. Remove from the heat and let it cool completely.

4. For the alioli, mix the garlic, mayonnaise, ketchup and salt with a hand blender until smooth.

5. For the patties, simply mix the sofrito mixture with the ground meats, salt, and pepper in a large bowl and mix well. Divide the beef mixture into 6 equal parts and form 6 patties with your hands. Lightly coat each patty with a little of olive oil.

6. Grill each patty on a charcoal grill at a medium high temperature, until cooked through, usually from 5 to 7 minutes on each side. Toast the buns in the grill while the patties are cooking. Top each burger with a slice of Swiss cheese one minute before removing from the grill.

7. Spread each bun with the alioli sauce. Start assembling the burgers by placing a lettuce leaf on the bottom of each bun. Add the chili salsa, then the beef patty and top it with a small bunch of potato sticks. Finish with the top bun and bun-appettite!

Comments

This recipe brings together all the diversity of Miami. And by that I mean the combination of friends, fun, and parties under the sun. It's what I call a 'happy-burger'. All my friends love it and can't wait until they get a call to come over and have it; slong with a night of sharing and fun!
I absolutely love Sonoma County and I get real excited with the possibility of travelling there again to prepare my burger for you all.